GENERAL CONSIDERATIONSThe goals of acute gastroenteritis treatment include preventing dehydration, treating dehydration when it occurs, and reducing duration and severity of symptoms.12 There are many guidelines for treating acute gastroenteritis, based largely on expert consensus. Recommendations vary among guidelines, particularly regarding dosages of oral rehydration solution (ORS).Guidelines are consistent in recommending that children with dehydration be rehydrated, that ongoing fluid losses be replaced, that breast-feeding continue throughout rehydration, and that an age-appropriate diet be started after initial rehydration (it is not necessary to avoid milk-based products). Hospital admission is indicated for severe dehydration, social concerns (i.e., concerns about caregiver ability to follow directions for rehydration therapy or to understand which symptoms warrant a return visit), failed rehydration, or suspected serious alternative diagnoses. Evidence-based guidelines agree that antidiarrheal medications should not be used, but some guidelines recommend the antiemetic ondansetron (Zofran) as an option to improve success rates of oral rehydration.22 Recent evidence suggests that clinical pathway tools/algorithms also help increase the use of oral rehydration and decrease the use of intravenous fluids and the length of emergency department stay.18,23
GENERAL CONSIDERATIONSThe goals of acute gastroenteritis treatment include preventing dehydration, treating dehydration when it occurs, and reducing duration and severity of symptoms.12 There are many guidelines for treating acute gastroenteritis, based largely on expert consensus. Recommendations vary among guidelines, particularly regarding dosages of oral rehydration solution (ORS).Guidelines are consistent in recommending that children with dehydration be rehydrated, that ongoing fluid losses be replaced, that breast-feeding continue throughout rehydration, and that an age-appropriate diet be started after initial rehydration (it is not necessary to avoid milk-based products). Hospital admission is indicated for severe dehydration, social concerns (i.e., concerns about caregiver ability to follow directions for rehydration therapy or to understand which symptoms warrant a return visit), failed rehydration, or suspected serious alternative diagnoses. Evidence-based guidelines agree that antidiarrheal medications should not be used, but some guidelines recommend the antiemetic ondansetron (Zofran) as an option to improve success rates of oral rehydration.22 Recent evidence suggests that clinical pathway tools/algorithms also help increase the use of oral rehydration and decrease the use of intravenous fluids and the length of emergency department stay.18,23<br>
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